Latest articles by Dave James
The full Snapdragon X CPU line-up has now been unveiled, and according to Qualcomm's numbers it should put the fear of ARM into AMD and Intel's laptop divisions
news Qualcomm has shown the full specs of both its Snapdragon X Elite and the new, presumably cheaper X Plus processors.
Best PC joysticks in 2024: these are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
Locked On The best PC joysticks take you to new heights.
Best VPN for gaming in 2024
Stealth Mode Prevent DDoS attacks, secure your devices, boost your speed, and get games for bargain prices—all with a gaming VPN. Here are my top picks.
What do you mean you've never played Half-Life: Alyx? Y'know one of the best VR headsets is down below $200 for the first time, right?
deal Just make sure to grab the discounted Elite Strap for the Meta Quest 2 at the same time.
Best office chairs for gaming in 2024: The greatest seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
Take a seat Take care of your spine with the best office chairs for gaming.
Today's AI may just be 'autocorrect on steroids' but it's made Linus Torvalds mellow out over Nvidia
news Torvalds and Hohndel talk AI at the recent Open Source Summit, where the former thinks it's made Nvidia better, the latter thinks it's just autocorrect.
It may only be slim in terms of price but this misnomered $900 Legion gaming laptop packs a lot of punch
deal There's an RTX 4060 and a modern AMD Zen 4 CPU at its heart, and now Lenovo's budget machine is well under $1,000.
US Gov sanctions won't impact Nvidia's RTX 4090D shipping to China (updated)
news The clarified US government sanctions had been misinterpreted as impacting Nvidia's RTX 4090D GPU, but this is not the case.
Acer's RTX 4080-powered Helios 16 gaming laptop is down just below its Black Friday price
deal Under $1,800 for an excellent RTX 4080 gaming laptop ain't to be sniffed at.
I wonder how future historians will judge this image of Zuckerberg's 'jersey swap' with Jen-Hsun and his signature leather jacket
Judge us And what will they think of us?
Putin's ordered his government to look into creating Russia's own Steam Deck, SteamOS, and basically Steam itself
news Essentially boils down to: "Make me my own Valve."
Elgato Facecam MK.2 webcam review
Best, now better Don't call it a sequel, but this updated cam is better in every way.
Corsair Platform:6 Creator Edition gaming desk review
Full package A Swiss Army Knife of a gaming desk with the promise of becoming a streaming home studio.
Razer's Blade gaming laptops have lost their edge
Rusty The metaphor might write itself, but the competition has gotten so fierce Razer can no longer ignore it.
The Chinese government is phasing out Intel and AMD CPUs and Microsoft's Windows OS because they don't fit its new 'safe and reliable' guidelines
News This is getting nasty.
Valve explains how it built an orb out of Steam Deck OLED prototypes rather than making Half-Life 3, vowing 'we will construct an orb at any opportunity'
news "We presume people from around the globe will make the pilgrimage to bask in its glow."
Ayaneo Kun handheld PC review
Sticky Physically wonderful, technically impressive, frustratingly quirky.
One of the biggest CS2 tournaments in the world has completely switched over to AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chips 'to ensure a smooth esports experience'
news The first Counter-Strike 2 Major is getting big system upgrade ahead of its kick-off this month.
If you're 'worried about what AI will do' AMD's Dr. Lisa Su says 'the answer is not go slower, that is definitely not the answer'
news Go faster, and maybe buy more Instinct GPUs.
Oooh, shiny. Ray tracing is coming to Diablo 4 March 26
news New reflection and shadow features are incoming to leach your frame rates.
Acer's got two of the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptops around today
deal These two 16-inch laptops are a great price and come with some great hardware, too.
Microsoft says AI data privacy lawsuit 'devotes 198 pages to doomsday hyperbole about AI as a threat to civilization'
news Also says AI is kinda like a VCR, so believe what you will.
Best gaming keyboards in 2024
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
